Talking-machine.



E. E NORTON. TALKINGv MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.1, 1909. 1,095,225. Patented May 5, 1914.

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E. E. NORTON.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1, 1909.

1,095,225, Patented May 5, 1914.

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E. E. NORTON. TALKING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.1,1909.

Patented May 5, 1914.

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witnesses 9% miran STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE EARL NORTON, 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO J' AMES .ALBERT WHITMAN, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

TALKING-Mamma.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'Patented May 5, 1914.

. Application led April l, 1909. Serial No. 487,334.

and especially to propelling devices for the sound boxes' thereof. l

rlhe invention is distinguished by a propelling device for disk records, having up and down cuts. The records are distinguished from the zi zag records where the variations are in horizontal planes, Awhile the records for which this invention is applicable have surfaces inclined to horizontal planes. The sounds`with this device are produced by the contact of the needle point with said inclined surfaces, and the mechanisin of the invention propels the point across the horizontal plane of the records.

The invention also relates to means for rotating and instantly starting or stopping the disk carrying the disk record.

'lin the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a top plan view of the invention,

, Fig. 2 represents an enlarged partial sec -side .walls 22, 23, hinged j hinged rear- ,door 25.. A frame plate 26 is v l' fastened "to the rtop 20 of the casing, and l from which-extend into said casing the jour- 'E j nal brackets 27, 28. A

tion of Fig. l on the line 2, 2, Fig. 3 C'is similar to Fig. 2 `with somelof the elements in a changed position, Fig. 4 isa partial sectionv as on the line 4,4 of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an enlarged ri ht 4v,hand view of Fig. l with a portion -of its case broken away, Fig. 6 shows aleft hand view of Fi 5,'Fig. 7 represents a left. handview of the case broken-away, and Fig. 8 .shows a section of Fig. 7 on the line 8, 8..

The talking machine yis represented with a 20, vbottom 21,.

casing comprising theto ont door 24 and driven'shaft comprising t e portions 30 and 3L shouldered at 32. is journaled `in said Afdriving pulley f35 is ig. 6 with I governor with its ,end against a collar 36 fastened to the portion`31. rlhe said pulley has `formed therewith a friction disk 37 and the l! groove 38. An accompanying sleeve friction disk. 42 is longitudinally supported on the portion 30 of` said driving shaft. A pin 43 extends from the ortion 30 and engages a cavity 44 inw the said disk 42. The sleeve 45 of the disk 42 extends to within a short distance of an adjustable collar 46 on the portion 4 30. An annular disk 47 preferably of ber is fastened tothe face of the disk 42.

An adjustable collar `50 is carried on theA port1on030 and flexible bands 51 having the, we1ghts52 connect it with the sleeve 45.

screw 53 can secure the adjustable collar 50 to the portion 30 in diderent positions. An adjustablecollar 54 is located on the ortion 30 within a short distance of the colar 50. A threaded stop sleeve 55 is` fastened to the portion 3() by means of the screw4 56, andl is 1n threaded engagement with the adjustable stop 57 having the knurled flange 58. A belt 59 connects the pulley 35 with the pulley 60 of the electric motor 61.

On the portion 3() of the driving shaft and bearing against the outside face of the journal bracket 28 is fastened the spiral gear 65, the teeth of which mesh with the teeth of the spiral gear 66 fastened to the sleeve 67.

From the' frame plate 26 extends the journal bracket 68 with the upper bearing 69 and the lower bearing 70, and the sleeve 467 is journaled in ,said bearings. At the upper end Vof the sleeve 67 is fastened the disk 75, the lower edge of the hub 76 of which bears on the upperA edge of the bearing 69. A friction disk 77 is carried and fastened to the disk 75. A spindle 80 is located within the sleeve 67 A disk 81 is fastened to the spindle 80 which carries the friction disk 82 and on the upper face of the latter is secure a'cloth cover in the usual way for the disk recordv 83.- The lower face of the disk 82 with the uppper lface of the disk 77 constitutes a record friction clutch or brake. A .spur gear 86 is fastened to the spindle 80 and' carries ion itslupper face the annular of the stationary friction plate (88 carried on 'the rotheri Athe o'rackets .89 and 85, extending respectively from the plate 26 and the bracket 28. The lower end of the spindle is adjustably carried on the lever 90. .The said lever is fulcrumed on a pin 91 fastened to the .bifurcated lug 92 extending from friction plate 88. The swinging end of the lever 90 ,is pmned, by means of the pin 93 in the forked end 94 of the adjusting rod 95. The latter is guided through an opening 96 in the frame plate 26 and has formed at its upper end the cap 97. The rod 9 5 is notched to form a stop 98 that can engage with the lower face of the frame plate 26. A spring 99 is fastened to the lower face of the frame plate 26 and bears against the upper end of the adjust-ing rod 95, to maintain the stop 98 in engagement with the plate 26 when so located by the operator. A spring 100 extends between the plate 26 and the lever 90 to cause the said lever to bear up against the spindle 80, to separate the friction disk 82 from the friction disk 77.

A bracket is fastened to the frame plate 26 and has formed therewith the upper leg 106 and the lower leg 107. A vertical shaft 108 is journaled in said legs and has fastened to its lower end the spur gear 109, the teeth of of the spur gear 86 on the spindle 80. A collar 110 on the vertical shaft 108 prevents the longitudinal displacement of the latter, and a bevel pinion 111 is carried on the upper end of said vertical shaft 108. A journal bracket 115 extends from the plate 26, and a horizontal shaft 116 has one end journaled in the bracket 105 and t-he other end in the bracket 115. A bevel gear 117 on the shaft 116 gears with the bevel gear 111. A pinion 118 is carried on the shaft 116 and its teeth mesh with the teeth of a spur gear 119 journaled on a pin 120 fastened to the bracket 121 extending from the frame plate 26.

On top of the frame plate 26 is supported the U shaped frame 123 with thefoot 124, front wall 125, side walls 126, 127tie bar 128 and guide rod 129. A screw 130 has one of its cylindrical ends 131 journaled in a collar 175 carried in the sleeve 135 and the other end in a plug 176 secured-in the other end of said sleeve. A pinion 132 is fastened to one of the ends 131 and its teeth mesh with the teeth of a spur gear 133 journaled on a pin 134 extending from the wall 126. The teeth of the gear 133 mesh with the teeth of the gear 119. A sleeve 135 with a longitudinal slot 136 surrounds the screw 130. An outer sleeve 137 is slidably supported on the sleeve 135. The outer sleeve 137 carries the ring supports 138, and the lring support 139 having the notch 140 of the sound box frame 141.

A supporting bracket 142 with the forked arm 143 and legs 144 is fastened to the outer which mesh with the teeth sleeve 137 by means of the screws 145, the legs 144 bearing against the ring supports 138. The forked arm 143 straddles the guide rod 129. A cavity in the arm 143 supports the spring 146, which bears against a spindle 147, guided in said arm and extending from an engaging bracket with the threaded legs 148, which gage with the threads of the screw 130. A wall 149 somewhat beveled of said engaging bracket is locatedI in the path of the notch 140 of the ring support 139 to disengage the threaded legs 148 from the screw 130.

The sound box frame 141 carries the housing of the sound box having the diaphragm 156, horn 157, and needle point 158. The needle point 158 is carried by a spring reproducer comprising a lever pivoted to the spring lever 166, one end of which latter is guided in a ring 167 in the usual way. The lever 165 is pivoted to the link 168 that connects with the diaphragm 156. The spring lever 166 is pivoted to the oscillating arm 169, having the upper pin 170 and lower pin 171 in the usual way, and a spring 172 extends between the end of the arm 169 and the accompanying end of the spring lever 166. A bifurcated leg 160 extends from the frame 141 and which can bear on the front wall 125 of the U the legs 161 and 162 is pivoted in the leg 160. The leg 162 can be made to bear on the top edge of the front wall 125 by raising the leg 161, by virtue of whichthe needle point 158 is brought out of the path of the disk record 83.

To operate the invention, the disk record `83 having been located on the friction disk 82, the motor 61 is started to impart rotation to the pulley 35. The friction disks 37 and 42 transmit rotation to the portion 30 of the driving shaft of the governor. The said governor is fully described in my patent applications tiled October 13, 1908, Serial Number 457,469 and December 9, 1908 Serial Number 466,627.

The spiral gear 65 rotates with portion 30 of. the driving shaft and turns the spiral gear 66 on the sleeve 67, by virtue of which the friction disk 77 is turned. The operator next bears down on the cap 97 of the adjusting rod 95 to with frame plate 26, and thereby the lever 90 in swinging down on the pin 91, carries with it the spindle 80. Vhen the spindle 80 is lowered it carries with it the friction disk 82, to make contact with the friction disk 77, and thereby rotation is transmitted from the disk 77 to the disk 82 and its spindle 80. Vith the lowering of the spindle 80 the friction disk 87 is disengaged from the stationary plate 88 releasing the said spindle 80. The spindle 80 through the shaped frame 123. An operating lever with cause the stop 98 to lock' ll (l 'gears 86 and 109transrnits rotation to the vertical shaft 108. The bevel pinion 111 on the shaft 108 transmits rotation to the horizontal shaft 116 through the bevel gear 117. Rotation from the shaft 116 is transmitted to the screw y130 by means of the interposed gearing. 4

The. screwl 130 rotating, and the leg '162 of the operating, lever being located on the top edge of the front wall 125 of the U shaped frame12l3, the :needle point 158 is maintained out of the path of the disk .record 83. rIhe threaded legs 148 arealso maintained out of engagement with the said screw 130, asshown in Fig. 3, by reason of the wall 149 of the bracket having the legs 148 bearing against the ringvsupport 139.

Next the operator disengages the ,leg 162 of the operating lever from the front wall 125 and the needle point 158 contacts with the grooves of the record 83, the notch 140 of the ring support 139 -allowing the spring 146 to push forward the bracket 150, so that its threaded legs 148 engage with the screw -130, by virtue of which the sound box with its appurtenances is driven yin a straight line over the disk record. 1

To stop the talking machine for thel purpose of inserting a new disk record, the op-v erator, disengages the stop, 98 of the rod l95 from the frame plate 26. The lever 90 is then raised by the tension of the spring 100 and causes the spindle v80 to rise, by virtue of which the friction disk 87 comes in the path of the stationary plate 88, which sto-ps the spindle 8O carrying the record 83, and also disengages the friction disks 77 and 82,

the latter carrying the disk record, The elements 87 and 88 constitute a brake for the spindle 80. It will `be noted that the friction disk 77 continues turning while the motor 61 is in operation, and'that the friction disk 77 transmits motion to the friction disk 82,

vand that full speed is given to the disk 82 as soon as contact is made between it and the said disk 77. A

Having described my invention what I desireto secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. ln a talking machine the combination of a governor, a shaft for said governor, means to rotate said shaft through the intervention ofthe governor, a sleeve, connections between the said sleeve and said shaft, a friction disk connected to said sleeve, a spindle within the sleeve, a second friction disk for a disk record connected to said\ spindle locatedv so that it can bear against the rst friction disk, and means to bring the frictionl disks in contact with each other.

2. In a talking machine the -combination of a governor, a shaft for said governor, means to rotate said shaft through the intervention of the governor, a sleeve, connections between the said sleeveand said shaft,

Aspindle within the sleeve, a second Afriction 6 5 l a friction disk connected to said sleeve, a

disk for a disk 'record connected tosaid -I spindle located so that it can bear Aagainst the first friction disk, .a brakey connected up withl the spindle, and means to. bring the friction disks in contact with eachother.

3'. In talking machinethe combinationl of va rotative sleeve, a friction'diskfconnect ed with said sleeve, a `spindle within the sleeve, a secondfriction disk for a diskrec- ,t y.

ord connected to said spindle', a lever bearing up against saidspindle, means to move. the lever to bring the. friction disks iny con-v 4. In a talking machine the j of av rotative sleeve, a friction disk connected to the sleeve, a spindle within the sleeve,

a second friction disk fora disk record con' nected to thev spindle, a leverin the path of the lower end of said spindle, an adjusting rod for the lever and a friction ring connected up withthe spindle'in the path of a friction plate. f

5. In a talking machine the combination of a rotative sleeve, a friction disk connect- 'ed'to the sleeve, a spindle within the sleeve, a, second friction disk for a disk record connected to the Spindle, a lever in the path of the lower end of said spindle, an adjusting rod for the lever, a friction ring connected up with the spindle in the path of a friction plate, a screw journaled in the machine, a sound box for the machine, means between the screw and sound box to propel the latterl and gearing interposed between the said spindle and said screw to rotate the latter.

6. In a talking machine the combination of a governor, a driven shaft of the governor maintained at a uniform speed of rotation, a ear on said shaft, a'sleeve journaled in t e machine, a gear on the sleeve with its teeth meshing with the teeth of the gear on the driven shaft, a' friction disk connected with the sleeve, a spindle within the sleeve, a friction disk connected with the spindle, adapted to carry a disk record, a

. brake connected w-ith the spindle, a second gear on the spindle, a screw with its ends journaled in the machine, connect-ions between .said screw and the second gear on said spindle, a sound box in adjustable en.

gagement with said screw, a needle point connected with the sound box in the `path of the disk record, a lever bearin up against the lower end of said spindle pivoted in the machine to vertically move the spindle to actuate and move the friction disk of the spindle relatively to the friction disk of said sleeve.

7. In a talking machine the combination f '80 combination of a rotative sleeve, a friction disk connected to the sleeve, a spindle within the sleeve, a

second friction disk for a disk record conthe county of New York and State of New nected to the spindle, the two friction disks York this 29th day of March A. D. 1909. constituting a clutch, and a second clutch connected to the spindle, one of the said ENGENE EARL NORTON 5 clutches performing its function While the Witnesses:

other is inoperative. MARTIN ZIMANSKY,

Signed at the borough of Manhattan in M. H. COOK. 

